Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1887-06-16
Crops are assured.
What a rain all over.


Ouickville is the attraction now days
People visit Colby of Saturdays by the
hundreds.
Colby. as railroad center, is an as
sured fact.
What a jostling on Colby streets some
days. Colby's boom goes on without
abatement
The Rock Island is heading for Colby
Let her come
Will Cary went to Cheyenne Wells,
Col, Monday.
W. W. Walker has just painted his
new residence.
DR.. c. f. Corporan is back from Chey-
enne Wells, Col
Mr. l. H. Buffers brother is visiting
him from Penna.
Buy lots in Colby before the Rock Is
land reaches here
Only 90 cents per hundred on freight
between Colby and Oakley.
Go to Kaub & Smiths for Oranges,
Lemons and Early Vegetables.
All say Colby is the best town in north
western Kansas in every respect.
The Republican party has organized
in Sherman county. The county is Re-
publican of course
The Missouri Pacific must brace up to
get here before the Burlington & Nilsson
ri and Rock Island
Kaub s. Smith are very careful in Sc
lecting their Teas and COffees. Try them
when you need Teas.
Colby has Board of Trade. and now
let it do something to show what it is
made of. Look out for railroads..
Report reaches us that the Burlington
s. Missouri is now grading from Ramona
to Colby Welcome B. & NJ. and Rock
Island.
ID. n. Hamilton, who has claim 9 mi.
southwest of Colby, came in from Edgar.
with his family last Thursday.
Mr.. Hamilton is a rustler.
Frank Pingree is now Secretary of the
Lowell Town Company. He remains at
Burlington, Col. most of the time. He
is the right man in the right place.
Extra freight trains are now run on the
X. p. r. r. every day: so much is the i'm
migration to western Kansas and great
amount of goods shipped.
While counties adjoining us are wrang-
ling over the county seat question, Col
by is booming and proudly wears the
hOnOrs of county seat.
Ira Watson now owns the hack line be
tween Eustis and Burlington. Col. Mr..
Watson was in the city Monday. Thro'
trip from Colby to Burlington, Col. via.
Eustis in one day.
Scott City. county seat of Scott cOun-
ty, is booming. The D. NJ. & A. and
Santa Fe are now graded into town.
Both roads got $50. 600 bonds each. They
are alive surely down there.
Colby Hardware Company as now
erecting large warehouse on their lots
north of the City Drug Store. 1t is % x
40 it,, with brick foundation, and the
rest of iron.
DR.. McFall. of Maltoon, ILL.,, is visit
ing County Commissioner Baldwin He
is very wealthy. and thinks. besides in
vesting in Thomas county. of starting q
town near Hughes P. o., west of Colby.
In the thunder storm last "Wednesday,
June 9Th. Mr.. Cook, living within about
II miles Of Hawkeye P. o.. Kan, was in
stantly killed by lightning while unhitch-
ing his mules. The mules were stunned
but uninjured.
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tifier. Harmless. effective, and agreeable.
it has taken high rank among toilet arti-
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weak hair to become abundant. strong,
and healthy, and restores to gray hair its
original color.
A cyclone visited Mystic June Sth. 1t
completely demolished four houses and
everything to the four corners
of the earth. John A. Walker happened
there during the visitation and was thor
oughly frightened. He describes it in
very graphic terms. No one was injured.
Why will you be troubled with
Sprains and bruises.
Old sores and ulcers.
Neuralgia and toothache,
Salt Rheume or Eczema,
Scald head and ringworm,
Pain in the back and spine,
Swelling of the joints, and not try
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